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May 19, 2021

With I-40 bridge closed, backup route gets exam

By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inspection of the Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas began Tuesday, a week after the span became the states' primary Mississippi River crossing when a cracked steel beam prompted the indefinite closure of the nearby Interstate 40 bridge.

Inspectors using drones were looking closely at the 71-year-old I-55 bridge to ensure it is structurally sound and can withstand the higher volume of road traffic it has seen since the I-40 bridge was closed May 11, said Clay Bright, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation.


 
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